Words are metaphors: in the one case, my mother fills me, drop by magic drop, with music; in the other, she extracts what I need—which was also what she needed—from music and offers it to me like an essential oil, powerful and sweet. Oil and water: both sacramental, both used in baptism.

We, at Women In Rock, love to highlight the local scene, but lately we’ve been just as inspired by women rockers from all over the world. This playlist offers a sampling from Iceland to India.
1.
Hórmónar
Iceland
“Kynsvelt”
https://youtu.be/SuYPmUDs-xQ
2.
Pussy Riot
Russia
“I Can’t Breathe” (dedicated to Eric...